United States men's national ice hockey team

United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team USA
AssociationUSA Hockey
General managerChris Clark
Head coachDavid Quinn
AssistantsDerek Lalonde
Scott Gordon
Ryan Warsofsky
CaptainNick Bonino
Most gamesMark Johnson
Most pointsMark Johnson (146)
Team colors
IIHF codeUSA
Ranking
Current IIHF4 Steady (May 28, 2023)
Highest IIHF4 (first in 2016)
Lowest IIHF7 (first in 2003)
First international
United States  29–0   Switzerland
(Antwerp, Belgium; April 24, 1920)
Biggest win
United States  31–1  Italy
(St. Moritz, Switzerland; February 1, 1948)
Biggest defeat
Sweden  17–2  United States
(Stockholm, Sweden; March 12, 1963)
Soviet Union  17–2  United States
(Stockholm, Sweden; March 15, 1969)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances74 (first in 1920)
Best result Gold: (1933, 1960)
Canada Cup / World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1976)
Best result Winner: (1996)
Olympics
Appearances24 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold: (1960, 1980)
Silver: (1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002, 2010)
Bronze: (1936)
International record (W–L–T)
914–471–86
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Squaw Valley Team
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid Team
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team
Silver medal – second place 1924 Chamonix Team
Silver medal – second place 1932 Lake Placid Team
Silver medal – second place 1952 Oslo Team
Silver medal – second place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Sapporo Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Team
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1933 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place 1960 United States Team
Silver medal – second place 1920 Belgium Team
Silver medal – second place 1924 France Team
Silver medal – second place 1931 Poland
Silver medal – second place 1932 United States Team
Silver medal – second place 1934 Italy
Silver medal – second place 1939 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 1950 Great Britain
Silver medal – second place 1952 Norway Team
Silver medal – second place 1956 Italy Team
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1962 United States
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Austria
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Sweden/Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Latvia
Canada Cup / World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1996 Montreal
Silver medal – second place 1991 Hamilton

The United States men's national ice hockey team is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with its U18 and U17 development program in Plymouth, Michigan. The team is controlled by USA Hockey, the governing body for organized ice hockey in the United States. The U.S. team is currently ranked 4th in the IIHF World Rankings.

The U.S. won gold medals at the 1960 and the 1980 Olympics and more recently, silver medals at the 2002 and 2010 Olympics. The U.S. also won the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, defeating Canada in the finals. The team's most recent medal at the World Championships came with a bronze in 2021. They won the tournament in 1933 and 1960. Unlike other nations, the U.S. doesn't typically use its best NHL players in the World Championships. Instead, it provides the younger players with an opportunity to gain international experience. Overall, the team has collected eleven Olympic medals (two of them gold), nineteen World Championship medals (two of them gold), and it reached the semi-final round of the Canada Cup/World Cup five times, twice advancing to the finals and winning gold once. The U.S. has never reached a World Championship gold medal game, having lost in the semi-final round twelve times since the IIHF introduced a playoff system in 1992; including six semi-finals appearances in ten tournaments from 2013 through 2023, and three consecutive tournaments in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

The U.S. is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Sweden.

History

The American ice hockey team's greatest success was the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, when American college players defeated the heavily favored seasoned professionals from the Soviet Union on the way to a gold medal. Though ice hockey is not a major sport in most areas of the United States, the "Miracle" is often listed as one of the all-time greatest American sporting achievements. The U.S. also won the gold medal in the 1960 Games at Squaw Valley, California, defeating the Soviet Union, Canada, Czechoslovakia, and Sweden along the way. However, since this victory is not as well known as the 1980 win, it has come to be known as the "Forgotten Miracle".

The United States hockey experienced a spike in talent in the 1980s and 1990s, with future NHL stars including Tony Amonte, Chris Chelios, Derian Hatcher, Brett Hull, Pat LaFontaine, John LeClair, Brian Leetch, Mike Modano, Mike Richter, Jeremy Roenick, Kevin Stevens, Keith Tkachuk, and Doug Weight. Although the U.S. finished no higher than fourth in any World or Olympic event from 1981 through 1994 (unlike other teams that used professionals, the U.S. team was limited to amateurs at these tournaments), the Americans reached the finals of the 1991 Canada Cup and won the 1996 World Cup. Six years later, after the International Olympic Committee and NHL arranged to accommodate an Olympic break in the NHL schedule, the U.S. earned a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics with a roster that included NHL stars Adam Deadmarsh, Chris Drury, Brian Rafalski, and Brian Rolston. However, by 2006, many of these NHL players had retired or had declined with age. Though the 2006 Olympic team finished a disappointing 8th, it was more of a transitional team, featuring young NHL players like Rick DiPietro, John-Michael Liles, and Jordan Leopold.

The 2010 U.S. Olympic team was composed of much younger and faster players than teams of previous years, including David Backes, Dustin Brown, Jack Johnson, Patrick Kane, Phil Kessel, Zach Parise, Joe Pavelski, Bobby Ryan, Paul Stastny, and Ryan Suter. The team also had a solid group of veterans that included such stars as goalie Ryan Miller, defenseman Brian Rafalski, and team captain Jamie Langenbrunner. The U.S. team upset team Canada 5–3 in the round-robin phase of the tournament and went into the single elimination phase of the tournament as the number-one seeded team. After beating Finland 6–1, the U.S. advanced to the gold medal game, where they lost in overtime 3–2 to Canada to claim the silver medal. The gold medal game between Canada and the U.S. was watched by an estimated 27.6 million U.S. households. This was the most watched hockey game in America since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" game, including any Stanley Cup Finals or NHL Winter Classic broadcast.

The NHL pulled out of the Olympics for the 2018 competition in a dispute over insurance and the IOC's ambush marketing restrictions, prohibiting the national teams from inviting any player it held under contract. The American team was put at a particular disadvantage, as more than 31% of NHL players are Americans (in comparison, only 4.1% are Russians). As a result, the U.S. had to enter the tournament with a hastily assembled team of free agents, players from European leagues, AHLers on one-way contracts, and college players. The team proved unsuccessful, losing to Slovenia and the Olympic Athletes from Russia in the preliminary round, and being eliminated by the Czechs in the quarterfinals. The OAR team benefited most from NHL's absence and ultimately won the tournament with a team that was composed primarily of SKA Saint Petersburg and HC CSKA Moscow players from the Russia-based KHL and featured ex-NHL all-stars Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk and Vyacheslav Voynov (all SKA).

On March 31, 2021, Stan Bowman was appointed the general manager of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team for the 2022 Beijing Games. On October 26, 2021, Bowman resigned in response to the results of an independent investigation into allegations of sexual assault committed by a member of the Blackhawks' video coaching staff. The lead investigator stated that Bowman's failure to report the alleged assault had eventually led to the perpetrator committing further acts of sexual abuse.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Games GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Round Position
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 4 3 1 0 52 2 Cornelius Fellowes
Roy Schooley
Joe McCormick Silver medal round  Silver
France 1924 Chamonix 5 4 1 0 73 6 William S. Haddock Irving Small Final round  Silver
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz did not participate
United States 1932 Lake Placid 6 4 1 1 27 5 Alfred Winsor John Chase Final round  Silver
Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 8 5 2 1 10 4 Albert Prettyman John Garrison Final round  Bronze
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 8 5 3 0 86 33 John Garrison Goodwin Harding Round-robin 4th, DSQ
Norway 1952 Oslo 8 6 1 1 43 21 Connie Pleban Allen Van Round-robin  Silver
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 7 5 2 0 33 16 John Mariucci Gene Campbell Final round  Silver
United States 1960 Squaw Valley 7 7 0 0 48 17 Jack Riley Jack Kirrane Final round  Gold
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 7 2 5 0 29 33 Eddie Jeremiah Herb Brooks
Bill Reichart
Round-robin 5th
France 1968 Grenoble 7 2 4 1 23 28 Murray Williamson Lou Nanne Round-robin 6th
Japan 1972 Sapporo 6 4 2 0 23 18 Murray Williamson Tim Sheehy Round-robin  Silver
Austria 1976 Innsbruck 6 3 3 0 23 25 Bob Johnson John Taft Round-robin 5th
United States 1980 Lake Placid 7 6 0 1 33 15 Herb Brooks Mike Eruzione Final round  Gold
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 6 2 2 2 23 21 Lou Vairo Phil Verchota 7th place game 7th
Canada 1988 Calgary 6 3 3 0 35 31 Dave Peterson Brian Leetch 7th place game 7th
France 1992 Albertville 8 5 2 1 25 19 Dave Peterson Clark Donatelli Bronze medal game 4th
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 8 1 4 3 28 32 Tim Taylor Peter Laviolette 7th place game 8th
Japan 1998 Nagano 4 1 3 0 9 14 Ron Wilson Chris Chelios Quarter-finals 6th
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 6 4 1 1 26 10 Herb Brooks Chris Chelios Gold medal game  Silver
Italy 2006 Turin 6 1 4 1 16 17 Peter Laviolette Chris Chelios Quarter-finals 8th
Canada 2010 Vancouver 6 5 1 24 9 Ron Wilson Jamie Langenbrunner Gold medal game  Silver
Russia 2014 Sochi 6 4 2 20 12 Dan Bylsma Zach Parise Bronze medal game 4th
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 5 2 3 11 12 Tony Granato Brian Gionta Quarter-finals 7th
China 2022 Beijing 4 3 1 17 7 David Quinn Andy Miele Quarter-finals 5th
Italy 2026 Milan/Cortina To be determined

Results by "Big Six" opponent

Opponents Played Won Tied Lost Biggest victory Biggest defeat
 Canada 19 4 3 12 4:1 3:12
 Czechoslovakia/
 Czech Republic
21 10 0 11 16:0 1:7
 Finland 13 7 2 4 8:2, 6:0 1:6, 0:5
 Soviet Union/
 CIS/
 Russia
14 4 1 9 4:3, 3:2 (x3) 2:10
 Sweden 15 6 2 7 20:0 1:5
Total 81 30 8 43 20:0 3:12

World Championships

Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic ice hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year.
Note: World War II forced cancellation of all tournaments from 1940 to 1946.
Note: In 1972, a separate tournament was held both for the World Championships and the Winter Olympics for the first time.
Note: No World Championships were held during the Olympic years 1980, 1984, and 1988.
Note: the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 1920 Silver
  • 1924 Silver
  • 1928did not participate
  • 1930did not participate
  • 1931 Silver
  • 1932 Silver
  • 1933 Gold
  • 1934 Silver
  • 1935did not participate
  • 1936 Bronze
  • 1937did not participate
  • 1938 – 7th place
  • 1939 Silver
  • 1947 – 5th place
  • 1948 – 4th place
  • 1949 Bronze
  • 1950 Silver
  • 1951 – 6th place
  • 1952 Silver
  • 1953did not participate
  • 1954did not participate
  • 1955 – 4th place
  • 1956 Silver
  • 1957did not participate
  • 1958 – 5th place
  • 1959 – 4th place
  • 1960 Gold
  • 1961 – 6th place
  • 1962 Bronze
  • 1963 – 8th place
  • 1964 – 5th place
  • 1965 – 6th place
  • 1966 – 6th place
  • 1967 – 5th place
  • 1968 – 6th place
  • 1969 – 6th place (relegated to Group B)
  • 1970 – 7th place (1st in Group B, promoted to Group A)
  • 1971 – 6th place (relegated to Group B)
  • 1972 – 8th place (2nd in Group B)
  • 1973 – 8th place (2nd in Group B)
  • 1974 – 7th place (1st in Group B, promoted to Group A)
  • 1975 – 6th place
  • 1976 – 4th place
  • 1977 – 6th place
  • 1978 – 6th place
  • 1979 – 7th place
  • 1981 – 5th place
  • 1982 – 8th place (relegated to Group B)
  • 1983 – 9th place (1st in Group B, promoted to Group A)
  • 1985 – 4th place
  • 1986 – 6th place
  • 1987 – 7th place
  • 1989 – 6th place
  • 1990 – 5th place
  • 1991 – 4th place
  • 1992 – 7th place
  • 1993 – 6th place
  • 1994 – 4th place
  • 1995 – 6th place
  • 1996 Bronze
  • 1997 – 6th place
  • 1998 – 12th place
  • 1999 – 6th place
  • 2000 – 5th place
  • 2001 – 4th place
  • 2002 – 7th place
  • 2003 – 13th place
  • 2004 Bronze
  • 2005 – 6th place
  • 2006 – 7th place
  • 2007 – 5th place
  • 2008 – 6th place
  • 2009 – 4th place
  • 2010 – 13th place
  • 2011 – 8th place
  • 2012 – 7th place
  • 2013 Bronze
  • 2014 – 6th place
  • 2015 Bronze
  • 2016 – 4th place
  • 2017 – 5th place
  • 2018 Bronze
  • 2019 – 7th place
  • 2021 Bronze
  • 2022 – 4th place
  • 2023 – 4th place

Canada Cup / World Cup of Hockey

Games GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Round Position
1976 5 1 3 1 14 21 Bob Pulford Bill Nyrop Group stage 5th
1981 6 2 3 1 18 23 Bob Johnson Robbie Ftorek Semi-finals 4th
1984 6 3 2 1 23 22 Bob Johnson Rod Langway Semi-finals 4th
1987 5 2 3 0 13 14 Bob Johnson Rod Langway Group stage 5th
1991 8 5 3 0 29 26 Bob Johnson Joel Otto Finals  Silver
1996 7 6 1 0 37 18 Ron Wilson Brian Leetch Finals  Gold
2004 5 2 3 0 11 11 Ron Wilson Chris Chelios Semi-finals 4th
2016 3 0 3 5 11 John Tortorella Joe Pavelski Group stage 7th

Results by "Big Six" opponent

Opponents Played Won Tied Lost Biggest victory Biggest defeat
 Canada 14 3 1 10 5:2 (x2) 3:8
 Czechoslovakia/
 Czech Republic
6 3 1 2 6:2 1:3
 Finland 6 4 1 1 7:3 1:2
 Soviet Union/
 CIS/
 Russia
9 4 0 5 5:2 (x2) 0:5
 Sweden 6 4 0 2 7:1 2:9
Total 41 18 3 20 7:1 2:9

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship.

Head coach: David Quinn

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Casey DeSmith 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1991-08-13) 13 August 1991 (age 32) United States Pittsburgh Penguins
3 D Henry Thrun 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) United States San Jose Sharks
4 D Connor Mackey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 27) United States Arizona Coyotes
7 D Ronnie Attard 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 25) United States Lehigh Valley Phantoms
9 F Sammy Walker 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1999-06-07) 7 June 1999 (age 24) United States Iowa Wild
10 F Drew O'Connor 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 25) United States Pittsburgh Penguins
11 F Luke Tuch 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) United States Boston University Terriers
12 D Dylan Samberg 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 99 kg (218 lb) (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 25) Canada Winnipeg Jets
13 F Nick BoninoC 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1988-04-20) 20 April 1988 (age 35) United States Pittsburgh Penguins
15 D Scott Perunovich 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 25) United States Springfield Thunderbirds
17 F T. J. Tynan 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32) United States Ontario Reign
19 F Cutter Gauthier 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 (age 20) United States Boston College Eagles
20 D Lane Hutson 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20) United States Boston University Terriers
21 F Sean Farrell 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) Canada Montreal Canadiens
22 F Anders Bjork 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 27) United States Chicago Blackhawks
23 F Mikey Eyssimont 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 27) United States Tampa Bay Lightning
25 D Nick Perbix 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 25) United States Tampa Bay Lightning
27 F Matthew Coronato 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 21) Canada Calgary Flames
29 G Drew Commesso 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (2002-07-19) 19 July 2002 (age 21) United States Rockford IceHogs
38 F Patrick Brown 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1992-05-29) 29 May 1992 (age 31) Canada Ottawa Senators
40 G Cal Petersen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 (age 29) United States Ontario Reign
43 D Tyler Kleven 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22) Canada Ottawa Senators
56 F Rocco Grimaldi 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 (age 31) United States Rockford IceHogs
83 F Conor GarlandA 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 28) Canada Vancouver Canucks
89 F Alex TuchA 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 99 kg (218 lb) (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 27) United States Buffalo Sabres
91 F Carter Mazur 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 21) United States Grand Rapids Griffins

IIHF World Championship directorate awards

The IIHF has given awards for each year's championship tournament to the top goalie, defenseman, and forward (all since 1954), and most valuable player (since 2004). The following American team members have won awards.

Uniform evolution

See also


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